Toy vehicle



J D BELL TOY VEHICLE Filed Jan. 9, 1923 March 24, 1925.

INVENTOR c/osspq D, 55.4

A TTORNE Y Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

J'OSEPH ID. BELL OFSIKNSIRANCISOO, CALIFORNIA.

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ApplicatiomfiledJanuary 9," 1923; Serial No. 611,603.

To all tU/LOWL it may concern Be it knownthatil, Josnrrr l).- BELL, a (JIUZGII-Of: the United States, and-a resident of the city and county of San Francisco,

State of California, have made a-new and useful invention, to-wit, Improvements in Toy. Vehicles; and I (lO liQIGbY declare the followingto be a full, clear,.concise, and exact description ofthe same.

Thisinvention relatesparticularly to childs toy vehicle of thevelocipede type.

An object of the invention. is ato provide a foot propelled.vehicleof which the seat will have ateetering action when the vehicle moves.- A further object of the invention is to provide a. vehicle'which may be pro pelled by a rocking or teetering movement of the seat of the vehicle by the occupant of said seat moving back and forth.

A still further object of ti e invention is" to provide a toy vehicle that will be superior in point of simplicity and inexpensivenessof construction, positiveness of operation,

facility and convenience in use and general efficiency. Other objects and advantages will appear as this description progresses.

In this specilication and the annexed drawings, the inventionis illustrated inthe form considered to be the best but it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, becauseitmay be emsbodied mother forms, and it is also to be understood that in andaby the claims following the description itis desiredto cover: the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

Inthe accon'ipanyingone sheet of drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevationof a vehicle con structed in accordance with my invention.

Fig; 2 is a front end elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a modified formof vehicle constructed in accordance with my invention.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawings comprises a frame, formed of wood, metal, or other equivalent material, and in the present instance arranged with side members 1 and 2, bent together at 3, to form a steering postbearing, and at the opposite end flaring outwardly to provide spaced bearings for the axle 1. The axle at extends between the spaced ends of the frame 1 and 2, and on its opposite ends the wheels 5 and 6 are fixedly secured.

A steering post 7 is rotatably journaled in the front end 3 of said frame. The lower end S of the steering post is: forkedtto receive the traction wheelQ-fixedon thershaft 10, revolub'ly journaledin theextreme lower. endof the said steeringpost 7. -The-endsv 11 and 12 0f the shaft lOfextenddownwardly onboth sides ofthe steeringpost and terminate inprojections eccentric relative'to the shaft axis, and to which foot pedals 13 may be secured. The shaft 10 1 is also provided with a. crank-throw 14 intermediatetheseccentric foot pedal support and the. shaft axis, for the purpose to be hereinafter ex plained in detail. The upper end ofthe steering post? is provided with a handle 15 thereon for the obvious purpose of facili-w tating manipulation of; the said steering column.

A seat member 16, arranged over the frame, is, by means of the extensions 17 and 17, adapted to be pivotally secured at 18 and 18"t-o the oppositesides 1 and'2 of said frame. The forward end of the seat 16-isslotted to allow the steering post 7 being:

passed therethrough. Depending stirrup bracketslt) are fixed on both sides of the front end ofthe seat member 16."

A pivot member 20 is swivelly connected to the undersidejof the: seat 16, inivertical alignment. with the axis of the steering col- 1111111,? saidv pivot being connected by the link 21 to the cranlethrow 14 on the pro- I peller shaft 10 of the. tractionwheel 9.

Rotative: movement of the traction; wheel .9, imparted-by the feet (of an occupant on.

the seat 16) to the pedals-on said traction; wheel will cause the vehicle to move in a forward or rearward direction according H to the manner in which the said traction wheel 1s rotated lilovement of the traction wheel in either direction through the inter posed link 21 connected to the pivoted seat 1 6, would cause said seat 16 'to' teeter or tip relative to the frame. Thus the occupant traction wheel 9. It is obvious that the forward movement of the vehicle might also be obtained by the occupant seated on the vehicle by placing the feet on the ground, and in that manner propelling it.

In the modified form of Vehicle shown in Fig. 3, I provide an auxiliary crank shaft 22 on the lower end of the frame adjacent the axle 4. The axle i would be provided with a pinion 23 thereon, meshing with a pinion 24; on the crank shaft 22. The crank shaft 22 would beconnected by a link. 21 to the under side of the rear end of the seat 16, the seat being pivoted in the usual manner to the vehicle frame. Thus a tilting or rocking movement applied to the seat 16 will cause a rotative effect to be applied through the crank shaft 22 and intermeshing gears 23 and 2a, and thence to the axle l, the axle having the wheels 5 and 6 lix edly secured thereon. The front traction wheel 9 is secured on the shaft 10 and journaled in the lower end of the steering post 7, said shaft having the propelling pedals l3 thereon, by which a velocipede operation of the vehicle is produced. Thus, if the occupant of the vehicle on the seat 16 propels the vehicle with the feet applied to either the pedals on the traction wheel, or by placing the feet in the seat stirrups 19, and rocking the body, or by placing the feet on the ground, a teetering movement is initiated to the seat 16, simulating the rising and falling movement produced on the rider of a galloping horse.

A certain amount of jar and vibration is transmitted through the vehicle frame to the seat thereon, and thence to the spine of the vehicles occupant. I have found that the vehicle can be made much easier riding, and have all harmful effects eliminated by arovidino' a cushion s rin seat on the bod member 16. The cushion seat would consist of a pair of non-resilient members held apart by the resilient springs 26 and the assembly suitably covered with upholstering, or the like.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy vehicle including a frame; a

seat pivotally secured to said frame; wheels post pivoted to an end of said frame; a

shaft, having propeller pedals thereon, journaled in the lower end of said steering post; a traction wheel fixedly mounted on said shaft, and a link, connected at one end to said pivoted seat and at its opposite end to said propeller pedal shaft.

8. A toy vehicle including a frame; a

seat pivotallysecured to said frame; wheels rotatably journaled on said frame; a steering post pivoted to an end of said frame; a shaft, revolubly journaled in the lower end of said steering post, having a crank throw thereon; propeller pedals arranged 011 the ends of said shaft; a wheel fixedly mounted on said shaft adapted to be rotated by said pedals; and a link connected to said pivoted seat and connected to said shaft throw for teetering said seat when said wheels are rotated.

4. A toy vehicle including a frame; a seat pivotally secured to said frame; wheels rotat-ably journaled on said frame; a steering post pivoted to an end of said frame; a shaft, revolubly journaled in the lower end of said steering post, having a crank throw thereon; propeller pedals-arranged on the ends of said shaft; a Wheel fixedly mounted on said shaft adapted to be rotated by said pedals; and a link swivelly connected to said pivoted seat and connected to said shaft throw for teetering said seat when said wheels are rotated.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Francisco, California, this 29th day of December, 1922.

JOSEPH D. BELL.

,In presence of- LINCOLN JOHNSON. 

